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Milky Way
The galaxy that contains our Solar System, characterized by its barred spiral structure with multiple spiral arms extending from a central bar.
Source: esa.int
APODs including "Milky Way"
On the Road to Carina
18/02/2012
NGC 5965 and NGC 5963 in Draco
16/02/2012
At the Core of NGC 6752
10/02/2012
Red Aurora Over Australia
01/02/2012
NGC 3239 and SN 2012A
27/01/2012
NGC 4449: Star Stream for a Dwarf Galaxy
26/01/2012
Deep Orion Over the Canary Islands
23/01/2012
Cygnus-X: The Inner Workings of a Nearby Star Factory
18/01/2012
Zodiacal Light and the False Dawn
Video
16/01/2012
Infrared Portrait of the Large Magellanic Cloud
15/01/2012
Little Planet Lovejoy
11/01/2012
Bright Star Regulus near the Leo I Dwarf Galaxy
10/01/2012
Facing NGC 6946
09/01/2012
A Wide Field Image of the Galactic Center
06/01/2012
Starburst Galaxy IC 10
04/01/2012
Comet Lovejoy and the ISS
31/12/2011
Comet Lovejoy over Paranal
28/12/2011
Shell Galaxy NGC 7600
23/12/2011
Light Echoes from V838 Mon
04/12/2011
Caught in the Afterglow
24/11/2011
The View from Chajnantor
23/11/2011
In Wolf's Cave
19/11/2011
RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
10/11/2011
Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble
29/10/2011
Clouds of Perseus
21/10/2011
The Color of IC 1795
13/10/2011
Mangaia's Milky Way
24/09/2011
Arp 272
22/09/2011
Comet Garradd and the Coat Hanger
09/09/2011
SDSS J102915+172927: A Star That Should Not Exist
07/09/2011